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Rachel Hansen

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K-12 Education Coordinator at State Historical Society of Iowa
📍 Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Rachel is the K-12 Education Coordinator for the State Historical Society of Iowa, designing learning experiences that connect students with their communities. A National Geographic Explorer, she creates storytelling projects using audio and mapmaking. She holds a Masters in Geography and was recognized with the AP Human Geography Distinguished Teaching Award.

Rachel comes from a family of educators and is passionate about learning alongside her students to foster lifelong curiosity. She once assisted a high school girls soccer program, developing a passion for the sport and demonstrating a quick grasp of new concepts and an ability to inspire others.

Her masters thesis explored how students can use counter-mapping to develop spatial literacy and take informed community action.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
K-12 Education Coordinator
Job Level
Junior
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Geography Education
Holds a Master's in Geography and received the National Council for Geographic Education's Distinguished Teaching Award for AP Human Geography.
Community Storytelling
As a National Geographic Explorer, her grant-funded work focuses on audio and mapmaking projects that tell local heritage stories.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
K-12 Education Coordinator
State Historical Society of Iowa
6-2024 - 7-2025
History Education Specialist
State Historical Society of Iowa
8-2021 - 5-2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Northern Iowa
7-2012 - 7-2024
Social Studies Teacher
Muscatine High School
8-2010 - 6-2012
Teacher | Humanities & American Government
Fort Dodge High School
In the press

Media appearances

Integrating Iowa History in K-12 Social Studies Classrooms. Featured in State Historical Society of Iowa
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Iowa History Institute – Part I: Iowa to the Civil War. Featured in State Historical Society of Iowa
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Education
8-2021 - 5-2023
Master of Arts - MA
University of Northern Iowa
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Iowa
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